Ulisse Aldrovandi (Italian, 1522-1605) Ulisse Aldrovandi (Italian, 1522-1605) a set of four hand-coloured engravings of birds, taken from 'Ornithologiae hoc est de avibus Historiae libri XII' image 32.5 x 20cm (4) Provenance: The Late John Scott-Oldfield, 65 Warwick Square, London, SW1. Condition Report: Framed 48.5 x 35cm. All prints are in good cosmetic condition with strong colours, the papers are in good condition with no holes or tears and very minor creases. The reverse text/image on each is visible, however, where is text this gives a nice aesthetic quality. All unexamined out of frames, condition of margins unknown. Print 394 with some bleeding to colours around the head, small patches of foxing, some cockling and a small crease/paper imperfection to the bottom half around the bird's legs. Print 395 with small patches of foxing throughout, cockling, small loss of colour to the bird's chest and the reverse image is showing through. Print 409 with some small patches of foxing and minor cockling. Print 430 with small areas of foxing throughout, smudge/mark to top left corner, some minor cockling around the edges and two small handling creases to the bottom lefthand edge. Please see images for more.